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RISE

REFLECT

My experience in the previous course was a positive one. The course started off a bit “rocky” as at first I did not have the software downloaded which caused me to turn in assignments late. I also “missed” an assignment because I did not see the due date for it since I at first was going by the due dates in the portal and did not initially view the Course-At-A-Glance. Once I straightened everything out though the course went more smoothly and I was better equipped to learn the concepts.

INQUIRE

I wonder if I would be more successful in this program if I not only applied the feedback from my peers and my instructor, but if I also was able to create a “schedule,” or find a way to designate certain days and times to work on assignments to lessen the stress and workload a bit.

SUGGEST

For me, I think the best thing going forward is to use an agenda to map out the due dates of my projects, so I avoid turning in late assignments and losing points.

ELEVATE

Going out and buying an agenda and writing out all of my assignments and due dates and scheduling days and times to work on each assignment in the agenda will really help me stay on track and be more organized, which will help improve the quality of my work and my grades.

INSTRUCTOR FEEDBACK FROM PREVIOUS COURSE:

Week 3.1.2 Project:

 Mindy, the following feedback is based on the grading rubric that was from the assignment:

Travel Poster: Expertise: 35/35

You did a good job in explaining your reasoning for why you built each poster the way you did, incorporating knowledge learned from the Saltz (2013) presentation tutorial. Your self-reflection was fun to read, and explained more about your “story” in this creative process. I also noticed how well you followed your peers’ advice. That last picture was excellent, and popped far better – a result of your active participation in your community of practice!

Discussion Board Postings – Accuracy and Persuasiveness: 20/25

Your reflections gave us all insight as to your thinking processes and as to what you would do better. Your postings were backed by quotes from the Saltz (2013) presentations, and were clear and concise.

-Always proof before you post, looking for punctuation, grammatical and spelling errors.

-Please refer to the APA Guide in Connect concerning YouTube and Lynda.com in-text citations and references.

-Never use the first name of an author as part of an in-text citation.

-Never separate the author’s last name from the year of publication, unless you have used the author’s name and year of publication already in the paragraph.

Travel Poster: Creativity: 13/20

Image #1: The title font should be larger, creating better hierarchy. The “stats” are too small and should be made larger. They should also be placed in the same middle third of the picture, drawing the eyes to the URL. The overall type needs to “pop” more. 

Image #2: If you were to squint your eyes and look at this poster, you would find the black type disappears and the yellow stays. The black type does not pop enough; This causes the eyes to jump all through the “stats”. Not enough good hierarchy taking place.

Image #3: The title needs to be larger and move up into the sunlight. Doing so would provide needed hierarchy. 

Final Image: Now this is far more like it! The changes you made allow the type to pop far better than the original one. Well done!

Discussion Board Postings: Collaboration: 20/20

I like how you engaged your discussion with your classmates. I could tell that you used the RISE model as a heading to the paragraphs. Your comments were helpful, and uplifting. Moving forward, though, use correct APA in-text citations by following the examples in the APA Guide found in Connect.

  Week 3.2.2 Project:

 Mindy, the following feedback is based on the grading rubric that was from this assignment:

Part One: 35/40

I can tell that you have been doing the readings and viewing the tutorials, but I would like to see more synthesizing and summarizing on your part, rather than just give quote after quote after quote.

Part Two: 21/30

I am glad that you could make changes to what Mordy Golding did. You actually made his look better! Thank you for your perseverance! Your hard work is paying off! Please look over the comments below and apply them to future postings.

-Please refer to the APA Guide in Connect concerning YouTube and Lynda.com in-text citations.

-Never use the first name of an author as part of an in-text citation.

-When using in-text citations, the “period” comes after the citation. Here is an example, “When using direct quotes in in-text citations, be sure to place the ‘period’ after the in-text citation at the end of the sentence” (McBride, 2015).

-Always proof before you post, looking for punctuation, grammatical and spelling errors =-1pts;

Part Three: 26/30

You gave good feedback to Justin. However, I would like to see you base your feedback more on what the tutorials and readings have to say. This is what is meant by “critical feedback”. If not, the feedback comes across strictly as opinion.

 Week 3.3-4.2 Project:

 Mindy, the following feedback is based on the grading rubric  that was from this assignment:

Visual Design: 26/20

Your “Total Energy” tab’s title reverts to the original title.  Also, on slide 2, you show “11.7” twice. This is confusing. Also, the light  bulb is a bit washed out with part of it being against the white star. You  also need to be consistent with the use of upper and lower case in your tab  titles.

 Narration: 20/25

The narration is in sync with the slides, but it sounds like  you should practice it to make it smoother. There are some hesitations where  there shouldn’t be. You will also want to add more expression as well. One  the Solar and Wind energy slides, you should only discuss each one  separately.

 Technical: 10/15

The labels of the legend you created on the “US renewable  energy generation” slide, are white against a light green background. That  does not allow enough contrast. Your “Top Countries” slide’s background  graphic bleeds through, marring the charts you show. The type used in the  titles of your charts in the “Top Countries” slide is not consistent. You  also need to tell us what “Image Source” refers to as well as list the EDM533  Resource Folder for the other pictures used.

 Creativity: 15/15

Very creative use of the background flag and in creating the  legend. Very original! Well done!

 Collaboration: 23/25

I like how you interact with your peers! :-) You are a natural  in knowing how to combine the wisdom you have gained from your past  experiences and job knowledge and in applying them to “lift” your present  cohort of classmates. Your feedback would have been even stronger had you directly  referenced Saltz and Golding.

·       -You were two days late in posting your response to the first response = -20pts;

·       -Always proof before you post, looking for punctuation, grammatical and spelling errors =-3pts;

·       Had your first submission not been two days late, you would have received a 91%. Please do not sacrifice anymore points by submitting your work late as you move through the program.

IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUCTOR FEEDBACK:

After reviewing all of the instructor’s feedback from the previous course and considering how to implement the feedback that was given, I have decided that it is best for me to make sure I have thoroughly reviewed the Course-At-A-Glance and have mapped out my deadlines for each of the assignments and projects. Also, I plan to “play around” some more with Illustrator and experiment with other fonts and color pallets, so that way I can get a better grasp on the design concepts and are better equipped to use Illustrator’s tools, which are needed to successfully design presentations.   

This was the infographic that we had to recreate using Adobe Illustrator, while following tutorials on Lynda.com that were presented by Mordy Golding.

This is a revised version of a travel poster that I did based on feedback from my peers using the RISE Model of Evaluation.

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My Mastery Journal

1)  What projected events on your timeline did you achieve this month? What have you learned that you did not anticipate as you created your timeline? How did your attitude, logic and behaviors influence your performance or contribution? What worked? What didn’t?

The project events on my timeline that I achieved this month was learning how to construct an E-Learning Module. I knew when I first signed up for the Instructional Design and Technology Certificate that I would need to know how to do this.

Currently, at my work one of our trainers hold a degree in this field and has been doing corporate training for 17 years. With this, I am hoping to do the same type of job once I have graduated.

When creating my timeline, I did not anticipate the trouble that I would have using some of the software that was needed for designing. Key Note will take some practice with, however, there was a lot of problems that I had with Illustrator when re-creating the infographic. I did not anticipate this because I have experience using Illustrator, but I failed to consider that I was using Illustrator for different types of projects which did not require the tools and skills that I had to use for the projects in this program.

My attitude, logic and behaviors influence my performance because I came in with a preconceived notion of the design process and what it takes to be a good designer because of past classes that I have had. “One of the most beguiling aspects of perception is that people easily see what they have learned, yet they can completely overlook what they have not ... . This is highly relevant to issues of learning.” (Peters,2013) Having this preconceived notion limited me at first to the knowledge that I was learning that would improve my design skills and help me master my projects.

 “When you first look at a tide pool you’ll probably report some rocks and a bit of seaweed. But stay a bit longer, look with curiosity and intent, and a whole world of ocean life will appear. They were always there, but it took a refocusing of your perception for them to become visible to your eyes.” (Peters,2013) This is particularly true as I really couldn’t “learn” until I refocused my perception of the design process and what it takes to become a great designer.

 And, even though I know the design process is visual I never really thought about how it affects our learning. “We get most of our information about the world through our eyes. The visual isn’t just a veneer; it’s the single most important source of information for most people.” (Peters,2013)

 In the end, what worked for me was realizing that there was much more involved in the design process than I originally thought so I chose to be open-minded and receptive of feedback from peers and my instructor. Mainly, what didn’t work was my time constraints with my work, it did not give me the time that I wanted to have to learn everything, which I am thankful that, that is changing currently. This will give me the time I need to learn and fully understand everything that is needed to be a great designer.

2)  Going forward with this yearlong journey, what adjustments could you make to ensure your future success in achieving mastery? What concepts/techniques do you still need to learn about to gain mastery of the material? How do you know? What resources are available to you? What could you have done differently to improve your performance or contribution? How will you approach similar situations in the future? How does this experience inform your professional objectives?

 Although my journey is only four months, adjustments that I could make to ensure future success in achieving mastery is mainly to be able to set aside more time for my projects and discussions, which will be easier to do since my husband is now working and I will not have to work overtime as much. Before, I was struggling because of all the hours that I was having to work to pay our bills since he was out of work, but since he has started working it is starting to let up.

 The concepts and techniques that I still need to learn about mainly include learning more about using Illustrator and Key Note and typography.  Mainly, I know because I struggled with using the software when re-creating the infographic and trying to figure out how to time my slides and narration in Key Note in my E-Learning module, which I struggled with immensely.

 There are plenty resources available to me from Lynda.com tutorials to tutorials on YouTube and textbooks that teach the software and typography techniques. In terms of improving my performance or contribution I could have spent more time on the projects, which was hard to do with my current work situation Now, since I am not the only one generating income I will have more time to be able to set aside and schedule for class projects and assignments.

 This experience taught me a lot about my professional objectives. Mainly to improve the marketing and PR work that I do for my nephew’s school. By learning the design and typography concepts and using the tutorials to learn programs that I only had basic knowledge of has helped me to be able to create better marketing materials such as pamphlets, flyers and posters for the school.

  References

 Peters, D.. (2013), Interface design for learning: design strategies for learning experiences [E-reader Version]. Retrieved from http://ce.safaribooksonline.com/book/web-design-and-development/9780133365481

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